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Sebb commented on NET-566:
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Unix file names can contain just about any character except '/'.
They can start with a space, but creating such files is not a good idea as it makes them tricky
to process.
Unix even supports a file name consisting of a single space.
NET already supports MLSD, for example:
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-net/javadocs/api-3.3/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.html#mlistDir%28%29
and MLST
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-net/javadocs/api-3.3/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.html#mlistFile%28java.lang.String%29
See also
http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-net/javadocs/api-3.3/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/FTPClient.html#listNames%28%29
which may be useful.
However note that MLSD/MLST are not supported by all ftp servers. Not sure about NLST.
> UnixFTPEntryParser Drops Leading Spaces from File Names
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> Key: NET-566
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NET-566
> Project: Commons Net
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: FTP
> Affects Versions: 3.3
> Environment: OSX client, Linux ftpd
> Reporter: Gary Russell
>
> The {{UnixFTPEntryParser}} [regular expression | http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/net/trunk/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/ftp/parser/UnixFTPEntryParser.java?view=markup]
(line 106) consumes all spaces between the timestamp and the file name.
> The {{FTPFile.name}} property ends up getting a value with stripped leading spaces.
> Reported by Spring Integration user at https://jira.spring.io/browse/INT-3591
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